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[Video] Korean striker Son suffers ‘racist abuse’

SoccerNov 23, 2017

Son Heung-min, a South Korean national who is a striker for England Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, allegedly suffered racist taunts from a man -- who identified himself as a West Ham fan. In...
[Video] Students take delayed suneung exam after earthquake

Social affairsNov 23, 2017

Hundreds of thousands of South Korean students took the national college entrance examination, or suneung, on Thursday, a week after it was postponed following an earthquake last week. Over 600,000 ...
[Video] Full video of N. Korean soldier's defection to South Korea

North KoreaNov 22, 2017

The United Nations Command on Wednesday released the footage of the North Korean soldier defecting to South Korea via Panmunjom in Joint Security Area. The UNC said a North Korean border security gu...
[Video] Seoul’s public bike rental system takes off

Social affairsNov 19, 2017

(Shot by Park Ju-young / Edited by Park Ju-young) The sharing economy is all the rage across the globe, and of everything that is being be shared, bikes are of particular interest for city officials...
[Video] Police release black box footage from late actor's car

FilmNov 15, 2017

Gangnam Police Station on Tuesday released black box footage from actor Kim Joo-hyuk’s car showing the moments leading up to the crash that killed him. The police discovered the black box beneath t...
[Video] Hongdae male dancer allegedly harasses female spectators

Social affairsNov 14, 2017

A dancing busker has drawn flak for allegedly harassing women while performing. A short video clip uploaded on social media Sunday showed the street dance performer grabbing a female audience member...
[Video] Colombian TV show mocks BTS for being Asian

MusicNov 13, 2017

A Colombian TV show has drawn flak for making a racist gesture when introducing BTS, a K-pop band that has been gaining worldwide popularity. The host of the show “Dia a Dia” had introduced BTS’ lat...
[Video] What if Trump had made it to the DMZ

DefenseNov 8, 2017

JOINT SECURITY AREA -- Since the Ronald Reagan administration, almost every US president who visited South Korea has gone to the Demilitarized Zone, the heavily fortified border dividing the two Kore...
[Video] Flurry of rallies in Seoul amid tight security

Social affairsNov 7, 2017

(Shot by Bak Se-hwan) From early in the morning Tuesday, anti-Trump demonstrators began filling streets near Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential office, where Trump was to sit down with President Moon J...
[Video] Big day: Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo wed in private ceremony

PeopleOct 31, 2017

Shot by Lim Jeong-yeo / Edited by Lim Jeong-yeo Life imitated art as actors Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo, who starred as romantic leads in the hit drama series “Descendants of the Sun,” married in...
[Video] Actor Kim Joo-hyuk dies in car crash

PeopleOct 30, 2017

Actor Kim Joo-hyuk, 45, died in a car crash Monday that occurred around 4:30 p.m. in Samseong-dong, Seoul, police said. Kim’s Mercedes-Benz SUV was driving along Yeongdong Daero when it hit a car an...
[Video] Everland uses latest IT to make Halloween spookier

TechnologyOct 29, 2017

YONGIN, Gyeonggi Province -- If you still haven’t caught up with the virtual reality trend, Everland’s Halloween offerings could be a shock to the system. South Korea’s largest amusement park has be...
[Video] Photographer captures bird’s-eye view of Pyongyang

North KoreaOct 26, 2017

According to NK News' report, a photographer named Aram Pan, from Singapore, shot a 360-degree aerial video of Pyongyang, North Korea. Pan was permitted by the communist country’s authority to shoot...
[Video] This ‘treadmill’ is a VR-FPS game

TechnologyOct 24, 2017

Shot by Lim Jeong-yeo / Edited by Lim Jeong-yeo Numix Media Works’ Quantum VR Treadmill is a virtual reality first person shooter game that gives a realistic game experience of walking through a jun...
[Video] ‘Fashionistas’ gather at 2018 S/S HERA Seoul Fashion Week

FashionOct 24, 2017

Shot by Lim Jeong-yeo / Edited by Lim Jeong-yeo The 2018 S/S HERA Seoul Fashion Week successfully wrapped up the weeklong shows at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Saturday. A total of 184 brands participa...